president obama's whirlwind trip nearly at an end. we'll tell you where he's heading next coming up. and it's make or break for both local teams, the a's and the giants. we have live team coverage on the push to try to stay in the post season. and it's a cold morning. we've got rain on the way, starting to feel like fall. 70s inland and bayside, 60s at the coast. we will time out those showers for you coming up. folks are getting cozy 101 on the peninsula palo alto. we'll sort out the details and those lanes coming up. giving you a live look at san francisco, a little bit of cloud cover there. we'll get a full look at the forecast with christina on this tuesday, october 9th. this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for waking up with us. it is 6:00. i am marla tellez. >> and i am jon kelly. good morning, everybody.

we begin with decision 2012 and this morning the campaign trail carrying president obama across the country after banking big time here in the bay area for that all-important campaign cash. bob redell is live at san francisco international airport where in just hours from now air force one will be loaded up and taking off. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. the president's campaign is hoping that the moneyy he raised in the short amount of time will be enough to start beating back the bad news he's seeing in the polls after what was generally considered a poor showing during last week's debate with governor mitt romney. the president arrived yesterday afternoon. by last night he had raised almost $4 million but three different fund-raisers. the first at the intercontinental hotel. there were 25 people at that gathering paying $40,000 a plate. then mr. obama had dinner at the bill graham civic auditorium with $100 supporters paying $20,000 a plate.

finally last night he had a fund-raiser with 6,000 people inside the auditorium itself. during his speech, when he spoke to these people, the president criticized governor mitt romney's performance during last week's debate. >> a few nights ago, suddenly a guy pretending to be mitt romney stood on a stage next to me and said he's changing his plan. he's just going to pretend it doesn't exist. what $5 trillion tax cut? i don't know anything about a $5 trillion tax cut. don't pay any attention to that tax cut behind the curtain. >> reporter: the president urged supporters who attended that private dinner at the auditorium to be almost obsessive in talking with their friends in battleground states. battleground states like ohio, which is where the president will be heading later this morning when air force one departs from sfo.

reporting live here at sfo, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much for that report. as bob mentioned, president obama and also republican rival mitt romney will both be campaigning in the all-important swing state of ohio today as voters get their very last chance to register for that november election. meantime, both presidential and vice presidential candidates are practicing for thursday's debate. republican paul ryan is in florida today warming up while vice president joe biden is at his home in delaware. happening right now at 6:03, court is in session in pennsylvania, bellefonte, pennsylvania, where it is sentencing day for jerry sandusky, the former football coach at the center of a sex scandal at penn state. this is a live look. they are awaiting sandusky to arrive. you saw plenty of media out there. sandusky leaving jail this morning, this is new video right here. sandusky is convicted of abusing ten boys connected to his charity for underprivileged youth over a 15-year span.

sandusky did not speak at his trial, but he is expected to speak at today's hearing. six of the victims who gave graphic testimony will also speak today. coming up at 6:50, a live report from that courthouse, plus we'll hear from sandusky himself and his vow to overturn his conviction. well, after nearly a year, ten solid months of controversy, it is finally decision day for san francisco's disgraced sheriff ross mirkarimi. we give you a live look at san francisco city hall where the board of supervisors will be deciding whether mirkarimi will be able to actuallyeep his job. now, the sheriff was suspended earlier this year after he admitted to bruising his wife's arm during an argument. mirkarimi pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge linked to that case. coming up at 6:30, we will have a live report from christie smith with a look at what it would take for the board to specifically remove mirkarimi from office. despite recent moves by the governor, gas prices are holding steady. the latest numbers released by

aaa show the average price for a gallon of regular gas in california rose by one cent overnight to $4.67. over the weekend governor brown signed an order telling the state air resource board to begin producing the winter blend of gas. experts think we could see relief later this week. today it is all on the line. we're talking baseball, do or die time for both of the bay area baseball teams. >> the giants and the a's both starting out their postseason push with two losses. we have live team coverage this morning. comcast sportsnet bay area scott reese is live in cincinnati where the giants are looking for redemption against the reds, but we begin with jim kozimor live at the oakland coliseum where the a's are trying to recapture their hot streak. jim, good morning. >> reporter: marla and jon, thanks very much. the question in oakland is just how resilient are these athletics as they head into a must-win game at the coliseum tonight, game three against the

detroit tigers. two notes. one, remember early this year the a's were nine games under .500 and went on to win the west. recently september 22nd in new york, in 14 innings they lost 10-9 to the yankees. after that they ran off nine wins in 11 games. that's the type of resill aens they have had all season long. who gets the ball tonight? it's not going to be a rookie pitcher like in games one and two. they'll go with brett anderson. the left-hander will get the start shall his first since the end of september. he's been out for three weeks after he strained an oblique. he'll get the ball against the detroit tigers. if he's able to win, that means a.j. griffin will get the start in game four. while the a's are down, josh reddick says they're ready for the challenge. >> we're not going to sit here and bite our finger nails in our lockers and be quiet. we're just going to be the same guys we've been all year and let our personalities run wild and act like we've won five in a row. >> really not going to play the

game any different as we did, you know, the games to get us here. is it a big game? absolutely. >> reporter: so this must-win game three at the coliseum tonight. they're expecting over 36,000 fans at the coliseum. 6:07 first pitch. so 12 hours from now, it's going to be awful loud inside the o.co. now, the giants are in a must-win situation as well. we've got you covered on that. scott reese is in cincinnati with more on the big game for the giants. scott? >> reporter: yeah, koz, just like the a's, the giants with no margin for aerror going forward. they have to sweep the reds fod to chance to the championship series. a daunting task, no question. however, the giants did play very well away from home during the course of the season, especially in the second half. interesting pitching matchup now. you've got homer bailey going for cincinnati. homer bailey, you may remember

less than two weeks ago, threw a no-hitter and in fact with matt kaip thrown the perfect game back in june, the giants counter with ryan vogelsong. you know that his entire re-emerge e re-emergence with the giants is a study in bucking the odds. so he is undaunted by the job tonight. >> the cliche says it's just another game but i feel like just another game doesn't count when you're talking about postseason to begin with. i think if you talk about being down 0-2 in the series, you can't really say it's just another game either. >> we're alive an i guess more than anything, you have to have the attitude never say die. you come out here, play hard and see what happens. >> i think guys are upbeat. we just hung out on the plane and just relaxed on the plane

and came in. we've got music blasting and guys are ready to have some fun and see what we can do. our backs are against the wall and we'll see how we can handle it. >> reporter: the course the giants not only playing to save their season, they're playing to give barry zito his first playoff start as a giant. remember, he was left off the playoff roster throughout the great 2010 run to a world championship. he would start game four if nsk t the series gets there tomorrow. >> thank you, scott. i certainly hope zito gets that chance. christina loren says she likes this but weatherwise not as dramatic but still good. >> yeah, they're putting vogie out there on the hill tonight so that bodes very well for us. he's an underdog with a great story. if anyone can do it, it's vogelsong. 55 degrees in san francisco to start. mid-40s in the north bay, grab that jacket. let's talk showers. as we head through about 3:00

p.m., that's when we're expecting our first activity. the higher elevations, the mountains surrounding san jose actually have the best chance for seeing that shower chance as the area of low pressure is sidling down the coastline. we stop the clock for you tomorrow morning and that's when we're expecting the bulk of the moisture to come through. not expecting a whole lot, but enough to make for a slick commute. so mike and i will be here to guide you through that. leave the umbrella at home, lots of sunshine on tap. 70 bayside and we'll be at 65 degrees at the coast. we have a better chance for showers as we head through next week, but first a warmup on the way. your seven-day says it all. first let's check your drive with mike. >> we do have crews clearing the cones at the bottom and top of your screen. both crews moving and clearing the lanes so you should have all lanes open over the next few minutes southbound 101 at university. you see there's a little slowing

approaching coming out of men low posh, starting to clear right now. the maps will show you that same area where there's the extent of the area just for that one portion of 101 down the pain. over on the east bay some slowing as well. an earlier accident had one lane blocked about ten minutes, maybe 15, south 880 right around marina boulevard and that was enough to kick off that slowing south into oakland. we've got volume building in the castro valley y. more traffic building at the bay bridge toll plaza for the cash lanes and the metering lights are on so all lanes are equal opportunity. a note for b.a.r.t., we heard about police activity at the fruitvale station. there will be minor delays. we're tracking that. folks at b.a.r.t. said it should clear soon. we'll track that and let you know. 6:11. coming up, we are still talking about that outbreak. is a deadly disease on its way to california? why hundreds of people in our

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happening right now a daring freefall from the edge of space apparently on hold because of the weather down there. man, if i was doing this i'd want to make sure everything was perfect. felix baumgartner attempting to make a freefall jump from 22 miles up in the air. he will be falling to earth at 700 miles per hour before opening up his parachute. that's faster than the jets we fly on. he'll open that parachute about

a mile above the new mexico desert. if he's successful, he will become the first skydiver to ever break the sound barrier. >> that if scare mees. >> good luck to him. wow. if you are just waking up with us, here's a quick check of the day's top stories. the san francisco board of supervisors will vote today on whether suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi should get his job back. mirkarimi pleaded guilty earlier this year to a misdemeanor related to an argument with his wife in which he bruised her arm. president obama leaving san francisco after a quick fund-raiser. he atetended three fund-raisers. congress this morning will turn over secret documents to the fbi revealing what it knows about alleged spying by chinese tech companies. >> scott mcgrew has been following this story for us from start. scott, actual evidence here? >> actual evidence allegedly that we're not allowed to see.

yesterday the house select committee on intelligence leveled very serious allegations against chinese tech companies waway and zte saying the american government and american companies should not buy electronics from these organizations because of their ties to the red army and the chinese government. they will turn over evidence to the fbi. the companies deny breaking any american law. mcafee will layoff workers, this according to reuters. we're not sure how many. mcafee purchased by intel last year. intel pointing out that company hasn't added a job in california in ten years. the computer industry is suffering badly because of the popularity of tablets and smartphones. a new ad asks why san francisco is home to so many tech companies but isn't very tech friendly to its citizens. for instance, why no citywide

wi-fi. the city organization sfciti run by ron conway proposes a series of technology-based solutions to those problems, like parking. >> parking in san francisco is not easy. you should be able to use a mobile app, pay for parking and use a text message when you're running out of time. you go back into the app and buy more time. >> reporter: the day end of this ad acts city voters to vote yes on prop e changing payroll tax to a system more favorable to tech companies. this is the same organization that supported then interim mayor ed lee who you'll recall promised never to run for mayor and then had the -- >> i want that parking app. i would save so much money. >> christina loren is here talking about the weather. what's happening outside? >> almost as cool as scott mcgrew quoting mc hammer on a tuesday morning. we've got a great-looking day. oakland, hammer time tonight.

those oakland a's need all your support as they are taking on detroit once again. boys, oh boys, we have got your back. live picture of san francisco this morning showing you we have some high, midlevel clouds out there, no fog just yet. that will likely be the case in the second half of your morning. i wanted to show you this completely clear start in san jose. all the warmth from yesterday just radiated right back out of the atmosphere an we're starting much cooler than we have been. 49 in san jose, 55 in san francisco headed towards a really comfortable afternoon with plenty of low 70s. a cut-off low will get nudged inland by this other very significant area of low pressure that is developing. this is actually going to get transported into the bay area as we head through next week so a better chance for showers next week. today i think we'll see a little bit of very light and isolated activity. 70 in fremont, 71 in san jose and 67 degrees in san francisco.

so let's get right to it. what you need to know when it comes to the a's taking on the tigers at oakland coliseum. first pitch 6:07. 64 degrees. you cannot bring an umbrella to o.co. you might want to bring a plastic bag or something to protect your hair with as you're going to be headed out there. 74 degrees wednesday. by thursday, the cold front comes through associated with this area of low pressure an that's going to drop our temperatures to 69 degrees. then we'll warm you right back up. we've got a warmup on the way sunday into monday. then next tuesday, wednesday, thursday, that rainy pattern develops. this is that time of year where people want to make those outdoor plan. let's check your drive right now. good morning, mike. >> good morning, folks. north 101 shows that burst typical about this time. it's a little lighter than yesterday. some schools get all week off. that might affect your flow in many spots for the bay area, butth a traffic tuesday. also on the pain, 101 was very

slow through palo alto. look how quickly the southbound side has recovered after all those construction crews cleared. a little slowing in menlo park approaching university. that's about it. a second accident and the backup starting to clear so south 880 in toward hayward and the san mateo bridge show that slowing. also the backup off the castro valley y. now 580 back toward redwood road for that slowdown. the bay bridge toll plaza shows the backup as well. we have all the metering lights an activity backed up past the 880 overcrossing. the b.a.r.t. line, all the police activity has cleared. in delays, guys. back to you. 6:20 right now. coming up, could a deadly disease be on its way to california? we'll tell you why a common shot used to treat back pain could expose you to an outbreak. >> treatment is difficult enough, uncomfortable enough, so why do you have to be more uncomfortable? >> how about a style makeover for hospital fwougowns?

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but as many as nine people have died nationwide. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. this morning with all the latest on this serious and growing story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. federal health officials are concerned about this getting bigger because thousands of people received these injections and the incubation period can be up to a month so some people may not yet realize they are ill. take a look at the impact so far. eight confirmed deaths. there was another one overnight that has not yet been confirmed that's linked to this by state an federal officials. but eight confirmed so far. 105 people confirmed as ill as a part of this. 13,000 injections. all of this distributed throughout 23 states, although those illnesses and deaths in nine states so far. the spotlight has been put on this massachusetts company that delivered the steroid injections for back pain, for neck pain. it's a compounding pharmacy. essentially they put together

the basics of drugs to create specialized injections for people. and now the spotlight is on regulation for those pharmacies, which is through a patch work of state laws, not by the federal government. we do know, though, that a number of people have died. health officials are reviewing this. they do expect those numbers to grow and they are expecting possibly even to confirm more cases today. we'll keep an eye on it for you. jon. >> tracie potts, thank you very much. hospital gowns are known for being less than comfortable and many would say just plain ugly. sharon linder has a history of breast cancer in her family. she came up with a new style of hospital gown that is more comfortable for hospital patients. the gown opens in the front and it's called the jane. >> first of all, you can see it opens in the front. it offers -- they come in two sizes, up to extra extra large. so they offer coverage to a wide range of body types.

the fabric is a little warmer than what you'd normally get. it has a little give, it's a knit. >> so far they only have a prototype of the jane. the hospital hopes to have the jane online and rabl to the public later this month. a portion of the sales will be donated to help pay for mammograms for women in need. that's a very nice cause. >> let's check in with christina loren to find out what is happening on our tuesday. >> hey, good morning to you. not a bad day shaping up. mostly clear conditions to start in san jose and temperatures will be comfortable. the sun will come up right around 7:12 this morning. 72 inland, 70 bayside and 65 at the coast. your sun will set at 6:42. it's going down early. >> you know what's going down, the construction crew. we still have a little slowing and recovery and accident in the northbound side in the backup approaching university. a backup approaching the airport, construction still blocking a couple of lanes at

millbrae so there's slowing in toward the question. in the north bay, it's slower southbound because of the volume a little bit and fog north of san rafael. back to you. >> thank you so much. 6:27. still ahead, decision day. will san francisco let a man convicted of a crime serve as the city's sheriff? we're live as ross mirkarimi awaits his fate just ahead. >> it's unthinkable that she'll be missed. >> candle lights and crime scene tape just steps away from the spot where a teacher's life was taken. a family searching for answers as police search for a killer.

giving you a live look at san jose. are we finally in store for wet weather? we have your forecast just

ahead. and live to new york, it is a daily ritual monday through friday on wall street. the new york stock exchange ringing in the day on this tuesday, october 9th. we're getting all kinds of applause. this is "today in the bay." it is 6:30 on the nose. good morning, everybody. happy you could join us, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm marla tellez. well, on the calendar fall has been here for a while but today it might actually start feeling like it. >> let's jump right into it with your fall forecast. that means we jump right into it with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning to you. we've got a good-looking day shaping up. yeah, some showers on the way, some changes coming to your forecast. a lot of people inquiring, they want to make those outdoor plans. you see that completely clear shot of san jose. beautiful sunrise on tap yet again and temperatures are much cooler than they have been in weeks down in san jose with that clear start. 49 degrees there, 50 in santa

cruz and 55 degrees in san francisco. so let's get right to what we're expecting in terms of showers because we've had this area of low pressure lurking offshore for the past seven days. finally it's going to get that nudge inland by the jetstream. for us it's going to change our pattern quite a bit. we stop the clock at 2:p.m. getting a little activity around the western-facing slopes of san jose. as we head throughout 1:00 a.m. tonight, starting to get a little more active. back here tomorrow morning we want you to plan accordingly. expecting thick drizzle and also light showers for your morning drive. what you need to know for today, 60 degrees at 8:00 a.m. inland, 70 at noon and then 72 degrees at 4:00 p.m. we might see a little shower activity over oakland coliseum, so we'll take you through that forecast and also taking a look at what the giants will be dealing with later on today. 6:31. here's mike with your drive. >> we do have a very slow drive at the toll plaza. it's traffic tuesday, so expect the build right now. let's take you to the north bay where we see the slowing as the

commute builds. also as christina talks about, some fog. look my contour data integrated with christina's maps, showing you this will affect your drive from santa rosa, towards highway 37. that's the orange on our maps for highway 101. a smoother drive farther south as you head into the city. northbound 101, construction crews late to pick up so they're slowing the entire stretch as you approach and through san bruno. it is the question being asked after ten months of controversy. will he keep his job? today is finally decision day for suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. christie smith is live in san francisco where the board of supervisors is getting ready to decide the fate of the embattled sheriff later on today. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. this has played out for months here at city hall, in the courts and of course in the public here in san francisco. well, today, as you said, the board of supervisors could finally decide whether or not

suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi actually gets to keep his job. even political scientists an political observers aren't quite sure how this vote will go. 9 out of 11 supervisors would have to agree in order for mirkarimi to be ousted. now, in march san francisco mayor ed lee suspended the new sheriff after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor imprisonment. his wife ended up with a bruised arm. the couple has since gotten back together and mirkarimi is still on probation and in counseling. lee told the ethics commission that he would find it extremely difficult to work with mirkarimi and the commission decided that he had committed official misconduct. through all this, though, anti-domestic violence groups have rallied saying mirkarimi is unfit to hold a position where he oversees jails and domestic violence programs, but mirkarimi

served seven years as a supervisor and has supporters, including one group called friends of ross. they plan to hold their very own rally on the steps of city hall here today at noon before the supervisors meet today at 2:00. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." moving on to decision 2012. this morning president obama is waking up in the bay area but he's not going to be here for long. we do have a live look at sfo. that's a nice shot, where air force one will take off in a matter of hours for the battleground state of ohio. the president played to a packed house last night at the bill graham civic auditorium in san francisco. in a 25-minute speech he urged the audience to talk to anyone they know in battleground states to help him get re-elected. the president and his republican rival, mitt romney, will both be in ohio today as voters get their last chance to register

for november's election. with just 28 days to go, polls are now split on romney's popularity. pew has him up four points likely voters, but gallup says the most recent jobs report is positive and is giving the president a five-point boost. voters in the city getting to cast ballots as early as today. the department of elections will be open for early voting through november 6th. the hours, for the record, monday through friday from 8:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening. it happened more than two years ago and we're still asking how much will pg&e pay for the deadly san bruno blast. that answer will be decided behind closed doors. the judge has approved a request to suspend public hearings and hold closed door negotiations on this matter. local lawmakers are protesting this decision. they say the pipeline talks should not be hidden from public scrutiny. the judge says the suspension would allow a quicker

settlement. eight people were killed and dozens of homes destroyed in the explosion on september 9th of 2010. they have called in the fbi to troy to help out hercules police investigating the killing of a well-known retired schoolteacher. more than 200 people joining susie ko' family last night for a candlelight vigil out f front of her home. ko was found inside of that house stabbed to death friday night. her husband became suspicious when she failed to pick him up at the airport. >> by spending the first 10 to 12 years looking after the kids. everybody treat her like everybody's mother. she offer her help to everybody. >> we're still looking for the vehicle. when it left here, it had an idaho license plate to the best of our knowledge but we wanted to let the community go that the plate may have been removed. >> police still looking for the suspect and the car. that car is a sky blue subaru outback with idaho license plate

number 1a1f680. we can tell you the family has also launched a website called welovesusieko.com. if you have any force, please call the hercules police department or call the fbi. 6:37. still ahead, long-range missiles targeted at the u.s. the new threat from north korea just ahead. plus, bill clinton going off the beaten path on the california campaign trail. we'll tell you why democrats are descending on davis. that's just ahead. good morning! wow.

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new this morning, north korea is rattling its sabre again. the country says it has long-range missiles capable of hitting the u.s. mainland. this comes in response to a recent missile agreement between the u.s. and south korea on a missile deal. south korea will now be able to possess ballistic missiles which are capable of striking north korea. the country's highest court is planning to tackle college admission based on race. supreme court justices will hear arguments tomorrow on the use of affirmative action at the university of texas. a student who is white, she says she was not accepted because of the color of her skin. supporters for the university say race an ethnicity must be considered as it creates a more diverse student body. court insiders say if the high court rules against affirmative action, colleges could see a

sharp drop in minority enrollment. a professional tennis referee accused of murder may have evidence to clear her name. lawyers for lois ann goodman say she passed a lie detector test yesterday. they have forwarded the results to the los angeles d.a.'s office. they want prosecutors to dismiss charges against the 70-year-old referee. investigators say goodman bludgeoned her husband to death with a coffee cup back in april. she denies it and says he died after falling down a flight of stairs. 6:41 right now. coming up, sentencing for sandusky. today he's speaking out. >> they can treat me as a monster, but they can't take away my heart. in my heart, i know i did not do these alleged disgusting acts. >> we'll let you know what else the former hometown hero turned convicted sex offender is saying about the people who sent him to jail. we'll have that ahead in a hive report. and it's been five years since the dow hit its all-time high. we'll check the markets coming up in business news.

plus, democrats in davis. why the party is pulling out its heavyweights in the small college town just ahead. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, rich dark chocolate, toasted oats. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ nature valley granola bars, . crispy granola, layered with creamy peanut butter or rich dark chocolate flavor. 90 calories. 100% natural. and nature...approves. granola thins. from nature valley. nature at its most delicious.

now to decision 2012 and the fight to win voters in a key battleground state today. both president obama and mitt romney hitting the campaign trail in the all-important swing state of ohio. they're there trying to encourage people to get registered and get out and vote. now, before the president heads out on air force one, he is waking up right here in the bay area after a whirlwind trip for some campaign cash. bob redell joining us live at sfo where takeoff scheduled in a few hours from now. bob, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning to you, jon. president barack obama will take off on air force one in just a few hours from now, as you mentioned, here from sfo leaving with a new bundle of cash for his re-election campaign, hoping that will help him beat back some of the bad news he's been seeing in the polls lately after what was generally considered a poor showing during last week's debate with governor mitt romney. the president arrived yesterday afternoon. by late last night he had already raised almost $4 million. this was through three different fund-raisers. the first at the intercontinental hotel in san francisco. that's where he is staying overnight. 25 people paid $40,000 to see him there. then mr. obama had dinner at the bill graham civic auditorium. there were 100 supporters who paid $20,000 a plate. then later in the evening you can hear the roar of the crowd, 6,000 supporters inside the auditorium paid to hear live music and also hear the president speak. during his speech he criticized governor mitt romney, arguing his opponent doesn't care about 47% of the country.

>> i'm not fighting for red values or white values or black values or latino values or gay or straight values, i'm fighting for american values. they belong to all of us. san francisco. we are not as divided as our politics would suggest. >> reporter: the president urged supporters at that private dinner to be almost obsessive in talking with friends in battleground states like ohio, which is where he's headed when air force one departs sfo in just a few hours from now. reporting live here at sfo, bob redell, "today in the bay." meantime, another president will be visiting northern california today. former president bill clinton will attend a campaign rally at uc davis. he's in town to support several congressmen who are in the middle of tight races. president clinton has been keeping busy this election season, lending his support to president obama and other major

big-time candidates. >> the commander in chief vibe all over northern california. christina, what kind of weather is the president waking up to? >> winning weather. that's what we're looking at at least when it comes to the a's and the giants. i bet you the president is an oakland a's or giants fan. good morning to you. 6:47. could have got in trouble with that one. taking a live picture from high atop san bruno mountain, you can see the sun is coming up this morning over the beautiful bay area. what a way to kick off a tuesday. still going to get a fabulous sunrise with midlevel clouds moving in courtesy of an area of low pressure. it's going to bring in some shower. we'll tell you when coming up. 57 at oakland, 50 in sunshiny veil and good morning to you in santa cruz. you can clearly see we've got two areas of low pressure. counterclockwise flow. the first one has been cut off from the jetstream. the other one is attached to the

jetstream. through the next 48 hours this second system will nudge this stubborn area of low pressure finally right down the california coastline so we are expecting very light activity the second half of the day. but the temperatures that we are expecting will feel like fall. san francisco at 67 degrees. 72 for redwood city and right around 68 degrees down in santa cruz. let's get right to it. those giants taking on the red. not here, they'll be in cincinnati. but weather will likely come into play. no roof out there at the great american ballpark. what we're expecting is the wind to pick up. wind that will likely carry that ball right down the third baseline. we could be looking at a lot of foul balls as winds come into play. the giants need your love, the a's need your love. 74 degrees by wednesday. we'll be in the 60s on thursday and warming you up just in time for the weekend. let's check your drive with mike. >> you know what, the south bay could use a little love as well. we have all of this, folks. northbound 101 really showing a

good bogdown just north of 680 from capital all the way up to the airport. that's a pretty standard build. also right here, we have wwe smackdown going on downtown, but smackdown up into downtown as well. north 85 shows slowing all the way to saratoga. slowing also through palo alto. the construction crews cleared there but we do have slowing in both directions toward university. north 101 just jammed up coming up through san bruno. at millbrae avenue they have cleared the last of that construction, two lanes were blocked. now we see speeds recovering by sfo. good morning, mr. president. thank you for watching. we're looking over to the east bay where we do have some slowing as well. south 880 at marina, the accident to the shoulder causing more slowing for that distraction. also a disabled vehicle north 238 causes more backup off west 580 and the castro valley y, look at all this construction. we're looking at the bay bridge

toll plaza as well with the standard backup here as well as down the east shore freeway, some slowing through berkeley. the north bay slow in the southbound commute direction through san rafael. look at that build here, and fog to the north likely for santa rosa and petaluma. back to you. 6:50. today is judgment day for suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. the board of supervisors will vote whether or not to remove him from office permanently. christie smith is live at city hall where the vote will take place later today. about 2:00 this afternoon. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, marla. 9 out of 11 supervisors would have to vote the same way in order for sheriff ross mirkarimi to be removed from office, but five of them are right now campaigning to keep their own jobs, so this is hardly a sure thing. but after months of legal battling, the supes are finally expected to vote this afternoon. in march, san francisco mayor ed lee suspended mirkarimi after he

pledded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment tied to a new year's eve argument with his wife, who ended up with a bruised arm. the couple has since reunited and said that the whole thing was politically motivated. yesterday antidomestic groups rallied against mirkarimi saying he's unfit to hold the job. today supporters have their turn. they believe that removing him would be a setback for voters' rights. they plan to rally at noon today at the steps of city hall before the supervisors meet at 2:00. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." this morning a former football coach turned convicted pedophile will be learning his fate. jerry sandusky being sentenced for abusing ten boys over 15 years, an now he is speaking out. danielle lee is live at the centre county courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania, where sandusky is still to this day p proclaiming his innocence. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, jon. the sentencing has just begun a little over 30 minutes ago. everyone is in their places. just before we saw sandusky brought in through a back door in cuffs and also a prison jumpsuit. he's expected to make a statement today an we're getting a glimpse of what he may see because of a last-minute statement that he made on penn state radio just hours ahead of this hearing last night. take a listen to just a piece of what he had to say during that statement. >> the young man who's dramatic, a veteran accuser and always sought attention, started everything. >> reporter: and that is what he is saying of the accusers who spoke and testified during that trial. six of the eight victims are expected to speak again today as well as jerry sandusky who's expected to make another statement proclaiming his innocence and vowing to fight whatever sentence he receives. he could get anywhere from 60 to 400 years in prison but he and his attorney are already working on an appeal.

so as much as this is a sentencing, the procedure is by no means near over. i'm danielle lee, back to you. >> okay, thank you very much for the update. 6:53. five years ago today the dow industrials hit their highest point ever. >> an here we are now. scott mcgrew has today's numbers. >> good morning. yeah, we're certainly not going to hit them again today. the dow industrials are down ever so slightly as we take a look at the market open this morning. a big mover is netflix. that's a very volatile stock. netflix down better than 7% this morning. bravo, which we should point out is a sister network to nbc, has released another preview of startup silicon valley, a reality show about tech which has been met with derision in the tech world. chris o'brien calls it a horror show. >> if you want to break balls, move the ball forward, you'll be welcomed hee ed here. >> these are definitely new rock stars.

>> that preview causing absolute chaos on twitter this morning. an apple engineer pointing out this morning we're getting the same sort of treatment here in silicon valley that italian americans got for "jersey shore." to that i would add southerners by honey boo boo. i used to live about 25 miles from the boo boo family in make on, georgia. i guarantee you, southerners nothing like that either. >> let's just hope we don't have any snooki here in silicon valley. let's move to baseball now. it is do or be done time for both bay area baseball teams. time to get it on. >> the giants and a's starting out their postseason push with two losses. comcast sportsnet bay area's scott reese is live in cincinnati where the giants are looking for redemption against those reds, but we begin with jim kozimor live at the oakland coliseum where the a's are trying to recapture their hot streak. jim, good morning. >> reporter: marla and jon, good

morning. the best reality all time, it's live sports. it goes on here and the a's are hoping for a jwoww this evening as 36,000 fans are expected inside the coliseum for a must-win game three. a's and tigers go at it. for the a's, it seems pretty simple, you've got to win all three. take a look at what al albuquerque did in a play in which a ball was bounced back. he fields the ball and then gives the ball a smooch, a big, fat kiss before recording the out. many a's considered it a show of disrespect. tigers manager jim leyland saying no disrespect was meant but that shouldn't appear in major league baseball. we'll see if the a's remember that should he take the mound in a relief role in game three tonight. in the coliseum this evening, about 11 hours and counting,

6:07 first pitch, a's and tigers. brett anderson takes the mound. his last start september the 19th. he left that game with a strained oblique. that game was against the detroit tigers. we'll see if he can finish the job here tonight. the giants are in a must-win situation as well against the reds. our scott reese is in cincinnati with the latest on the giants in this series. scott. >> reporter: yeah, koz, the giants need to do the unthinkable, win three straight games in cincinnati to advance to the national league championship series. i say unthinkable because the reds have not dropped three straight games in this building the entire season, but there certainly is hope in that the giants have played very well on the road. if they're going to get it done, the offense is going to have to return to form. remember, they scored just two runs in the two losses in san francisco. the big problem was the top of the order. they combined for just one hit in the two losses back at at&t park. on the mound it will be ryan

vogelsong and homer bailey. of course vogelsong's story has been well documented. his reclamation from the baseball scrap heap two years ago has been nothing short of awesome and that will be his first career playoff start. meanwhile homer bailey was terrific away from cincinnati this year, but much, much more pedestrian at home. he's a fly ball pitcher and a fly ball ball posh, great american ballpark. we'll see how it all plays out tonight. game time at 5:37 local time, that's 2:37 back on the west coast. we'll have blanket pregame and postgame coverage other an comcast sportsnet bay area. for now scott reese in cincinnati. jon and marla, back to you. >> thank you, scott. october quest. >> i like it. it might be blanket weather in oakland for some of the people watching the ball game. christina loren will give us a final look at the forecast. >> let me show you this sunrise. this is looking very optimistic for the oakland a's and of

course our hearts are with the giants in cincinnati. looking out at mt. tam, just a spectacular start and temperatures are cool so grab that jacket as we have plenty of 40s and 50s out there this morning. we're going to take you through your full forecast every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. let's check your drive with mike. >> on the peninsula we have more slowing now. northbound 101 through palo alto looks all right but the southbound side right at university really bogs down as it has all morning long. san mateo to san bruno, slow drive after earlier construction finally cleared. we'll look at the other side of the bay. the volume builds for west 92. a little slowing at the high rise and a good volume over on 880 and the east bayside. we'll also look outside and see how things are shaping up for fremont. we do have some slowing toward mission boulevard and remember 880 also, the a's play like christina said so expect some slowing by the coliseum tonight. back to you. pr you head out the door, a

look at the top stories. a daredevil still waiting. felix baumgartner's launch has been delayed. it's windy down there and they want that to calm down. the earliest launc time at 10:30 local time. he is attempting to skydive from nearly 23 miles above our planet. >> in new mexico. california gas prices, though, have reached another record but the climb may be slowing. aaa says the average price of gas jumped only a fraction of a cent overnight compared to almost 50 cents in the past week. experts say we could see some relief by the end of the week. and san francisco voters where president obama is getting a chance to cast ballots as early as today. the department of elections will be open for early voting today through november 6th. the hours are monday through friday from 8:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening. >> i wonder if the president is watching. >> i certainly hope so. >> good morning, mr. president. thanks for being with us. and thank you for being with